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A Mháithrín, A' Leigfeá 'Un Aonaigh Mé?

A Mháithrín, A' Leigfeá 'Un Aonaigh Mé? lyrics by Cathie Ryan. Chorus: A mháithrín, a' leigfeá 'un an aonaigh mé? Oh mother, will you let me go to the fair? A...

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A Mháithrín, A' Leigfeá 'Un Aonaigh Mé?

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Chorus:

A mháithrín, a' leigfeá 'un an aonaigh mé?

Oh mother, will you let me go to the fair?

A mháithrín, a' leigfeá 'un an aonaigh mé?

My dearest dear, I do not dare

Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir

A fair tomorrow in County Clare

Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir

What good is it to me? I won't be there

(Chorus)

Nil tú a deich ná a h-aon déag fós

You're not ten or eleven yet

Nil tú a deich ná a h-aon déag fós

But when you're thirteen you'll be let

(Chorus)

Tá mé i ngrá le gréasaí bróg

I'm in love with the shoemaker

Tá mé i ngrá le gréasaí bróg

If I don't get him, I won't live

B'fhearr liom féin mo ghréasaí bróg

I prefer my shoemaker

B'fhearr liom féin mo ghréasaí bróg

To an army captain with lace and frills

(Chorus)

Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir

A fair tomorrow in County Clare

Beidh aonach i mbárach i gConndae an Chláir

What good is it to me? I won't be there

(Chorus 2x)

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